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Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger will be interviewed by investigators from the office of special counsel Jack Smith on Wednesday in Atlanta, his office confirmed to NBC News.Raffensperger's interview with the special counsel's office will be his first with the Justice Department. Smith was appointed by Attorney General Merrick Garland last year to oversee the Justice Department's investigation into former President Donald Trump's role in the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol. Smith subpoenaed Raffensperger in December to obtain documents, but not to appear or testify in person, a source familiar with the matter told NBC News at the…

A cascade of misconduct, negligence and mistakes by Federal Bureau of Prisons employees created the conditions that allowed accused sex offender Jeffrey Epstein to hang himself in his Manhattan jail cell in 2019, according to a new report by the Justice Department inspector general who finds no evidence to contradict the official conclusion that Epstein was not murdered.The 120-page report, released Tuesday, found some level of misconduct by 13 Bureau of Prisons employees, including two who were criminally charged and four others whose criminal references were rejected by federal prosecutors. The employees failed to monitor Epstein, lied about it, allowed…

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Tuesday refused to place new limits on state courts reviewing certain election-related matters, ruling against North Carolina Republicans fighting for a map of congressional districts it would heavily favor. to their candidates.The justices ruled in a 6-3 vote that the North Carolina Supreme Court was acting within its authority in concluding that the map constituted partisan tampering under the state Constitution.In doing so, the court refused to adopt a hitherto obscure legal argument called the "independent state legislature" theory, which Republicans say limits the authority of state courts to strike down certain election laws…

A group of 18 House Democrats wrote a letter Chief Justice John Roberts on Tuesday urging him to establish an independent investigative arm within the Supreme Court, and pushing for that office to investigate Justice Clarence Thomas' relationship with a wealthy Republican donor.He letter, directed by Rep. Dan Goldman, DN.Y., and co-written by 17 colleagues who have worked as prosecutors, judges, and law enforcement officials, was first shared with NBC News. He criticizes Roberts for saying the court can convince the public that it "adheres to the highest standards of conduct" without taking new steps to address recent ethical issues.In…